January Photo of the Month: Racine Breakwater Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Racine WI

The first photo of the month for 2010 was taken on Jan 27, 2009 at the Racine Harbor in Racine Wisconsin. One of the cool things about the Racine Harbor is the observation deck they have at the entrance to the harbor. It has two levels and gives you a great view of the harbor and Lake Michigan. The base of the deck is also elevated and provides a nice area to take pictures of the lighthouse.

On this day I went out to the harbor just to see how it looked in the winter. I took my camera with me, just in case, but didn’t know if I would shoot or not. It was pretty cold that day, temps in the low teens, but luckily the wind wasn’t blowing to bad so it was bearable.

When I got to the observation deck I was blown away by the patterns in the ice. I composed a few different images, some with more ice in them and some with less. This image turned out to be my favorite. I love the reflection of the lighthouse in the ice. I also like that you can make out the Wind Point Lighthouse and it’s reflection in the background.

There was one bad thing about shooting this image. For some reason the fog signal that’s mounted on the observation deck was going. After about 40 minutes of hearing that tone up close and personal, I had a pretty good headache going. I think the pictures I got were worth it though.

Prints of this image can be purchased at 25% off the regular price
through the end of January 2010.
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